Quote Originally Posted by Jambo
Actually, the link between time being wasted on graphics and there being poor AI is unimportant. The people responsible for the eye-candy, e.g. artists and animators, are not the same as the code monkeys that are responsible for the AI.

On the other hand, there's a direct link between the money spent on graphics development and the money available for testing, patching, and AI improvement. Some areas of a game naturally have to be prioritized, and unfortunately I think that a great many of us feel that the wrong area has been given priority.